Eli5 : is the order of the colors in a real rainbow always the same? and why , whichever it is?

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Eli5 : is the order of the colors in a real rainbow always the same? and why , whichever it is?

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Sort of, the Rainbow is actually a series of concentrical circles. The reason it’s a bow is that the horizon usually cuts off the other half and the additional bows are fainter and thus less likely to be seen. The order of the colors reverse for the secondary rainbows.